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When you do this to something you divide it into congruent pieces?
When you bisect something you divide it into two congruent (equal) pieces
What does the word bisect mean?
It simply means 'to divide in to two parts'
Is disect a word for divide into two parts?
Yes, that's what it means.
What point that divides a segment into two congruent parts?
The midpoint or bisector divides a segment into two congruent parts.
Can two scalene triangles not be congruent but have 5 congruent parts?
No. Any three consecutive congruent parts (angle-side-angle or side-angle-side) make any two triangles completely congruent.
To divide into two congruent parts?
I'm assuming you mean "What does dividing into two congruent parts mean?". It means to divide into two identical halves.
To divide a line into two congruent parts?
it is when you divide a line into two equal parts.
What does it mean to divide into two congruent parts?
Two equal parts.
What is to divide into two congruent parts?
It is when you divide an object or number into two equal numbers/segments. For example, cutting a pizza in half will give you two congruent parts. If a human was symmetrical, and you sliced them down the middle you would have two congruent parts.
What do symmetric mean?
Bilateral symmetry means you can divide the shape into two halves, and the halves would be congruent. Radial symmetry means all the parts that are connected to a common point are congruent.
What does it mean when angle is bisected?
it means it is cut into two congruent parts
When you do this to something you divide it into congruent pieces?
When you bisect something you divide it into two congruent (equal) pieces
Does a median divide a triangle into two congruent triangles?
Yes * * * * * No. A median is a line from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side. It divides the triangle into congruent parts only if the triangle is equilateral or if the triangle is isosceles and it is the median from the unequal vertex. In all other cases the two parts will not be congruent.
Does the affix bi mean cut into two parts?
Bi- means two. Bisect means divide into two parts.
What does it mean to bisect a segment or an angle?
It means to divide it into two congruent (equal measure) segments, or angles.
If two triangles are not congruent do they have no congruent parts?
A triangle has 6 parts ... 3 sides and 3 angles. It's possible for two triangles to have as many as 3 of their parts congruent, and the triangles still not be congruent.
What does CPCTC mean in math terms?
CPCTC is an acronym for the phrase 'corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent' It means that once we know that two triangles are congruent, we know that all corresponding sides and angles are congruent.
